The easiest way to visualize this mixed-use infill concept—integrating apartments with a local market and yoga studio right in a suburban Ottawa neighborhood—was to get help from AI. #UrbanPlanning #InfillDevelopment #MixedUse #WalkableCities #SmallBusiness #LocalJobs

"Incremental housing is not a radical transformation. It’s a return to the adaptable neighborhoods we built for generations.

But helping people rediscover that truth starts with listening, and this conversation starts best at the most local level at city hall."

Article: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-12-02-why-housing-reform-is-failing-and-what-we-can-do-about-it

#Housing #Affordability #Community #Sustainability #Urbanism #InfillDevelopment #ADU #Local #Government

Looking for some inspo on a soon-to-be starting new townhouse project. Love how the open stair organizes each floor and pulls you up through the floor plates. Tight spaces, but lovely, robust and comfortable finishes throughout. #townhouse #architecture #impei #infilldevelopment #missingmiddle

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Is Infill Microhousing the Solution to High Homelessness Rates?

One major consequence of the housing crisis is increased rates of homelessness. Real estate development and design experts in Tennessee are responding by designing multiunit housing prototypes that blend in with existing neighborhoods.

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